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gronked


gronked


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  gronked  adj  1.  Broken.  "The  teletype  scanner  was  gronked,  so 
  we  took  the  system  down."  2.  Of  people,  the  condition  of  feeling  very 
  tired  or  (less  commonly)  sick.  "I've  been  chasing  that  bug  for  17 
  hours  now  and  I  am  thoroughly  gronked!"  Compare  {broken},  which  means 
  about  the  same  as  {gronk}  used  of  hardware,  but  connotes  depression  or 
  mental/emotional  problems  in  people. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  gronked 
 
  1.  Broken.  "The  teletype  scanner  was  gronked,  so  we  took  the 
  system  down." 
 
  2.  Of  people,  the  condition  of  feeling  very  tired  or  (less 
  commonly)  sick.  "I've  been  chasing  that  bug  for  17  hours  now 
  and  I  am  thoroughly  gronked!"  Compare  {broken},  which  means 
  about  the  same  as  {gronk}  used  of  hardware,  but  connotes 
  depression  or  mental/emotional  problems  in  people.